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$400K /mo

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Dimensional eyewear and props

Dimensional eyewear and LED props for festival enthusiasts.

glofx.com

$400K /mo Reported

Bone cleaning with beetles

Skull cleaning service using flesh-eating beetles.

dermestidarium.com

$2K /mo Reported

Automated mock interview tool

Automated mock interview platform for job seekers

talkhiring.com

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Idea	Revenue	Wait, What?	Model	Growth	Customers	Tools	Details	Solo score A 0–100 estimate of how well-suited a business is to being run solo (or very lean). It blends team leanness, business model, growth channels, capital intensity, revenue per operator, tooling leverage and recency into one score. Higher = more solopreneur-friendly.
Dimensional eyewear and props glofx.com Dimensional eyewear and LED props for festival enthusiasts.	$400K /mo Reported		E-commerce +1	SEO Organic social media +1	Festival Goers +4	+38	Founded 2012 · 25 people · Tallahassee, Florida, USA, United States	56	Build this
Bone cleaning with beetles dermestidarium.com Skull cleaning service using flesh-eating beetles.	$2K /mo Reported	Picking brains-literally.	Service business +2	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Hunters Preserving Anim... +7	CO +13	Founded 2014 · Solo founder · Dallas, Oregon, USA, United States	56	Build this
Automated mock interview tool talkhiring.com Automated mock interview platform for job seekers	—		Subscription +2	SEO Organic social media	Job Training Programs +2	CU	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · Built in 150 days	84	Build this

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